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WE BRING CONCEPTS

TO LIFE

Vision

At DT Engineering, we believe in innovative execution from start to finish as we bring concepts to life. DT Engineering embraces its vision of being the “preeminent, top-tier automation and tooling company within its markets of choice” through the principle of perpetual motion; constantly changing and ever evolving. We pride ourselves in providing the most advanced and creative engineering solutions
you’ll find in the industry.

First and most important is a strong FOUNDATION

DT Engineering is proud of its 83-year heritage, during which
time it has evolved from a machine shop to a tooling shop to an engineering playground. We began as a privately held company, grew to a publicly traded company, and are proud to be a private, family business today.

What started as a garage shop is now a modern 230,000 square foot facility. We are in the Heart of the Ozarks and proud to be a MADE-IN-THE-USA company. DT Engineering is a full service, vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing company –
a strong foundation to build upon.

DT Engineering is structured on four
basic elements

The 2nd element is our CORE

At our core, we are a customer-oriented company in the factory automation and tooling business. Our philosophy includes two important factors.

One is private ownership, which provides a common, unobstructed view in day-to-day decision making and customer interface.

Two is vertical integration. This provides the best customer experience through many years of hands-on expertise and ensures that we have complete project control from concept to delivery.

Our diverse experience in key vertical markets gives us a wide range of engineering capabilities and a wealth of industry expertise.

DT Engineering is structured on four
basic elements

The 3rd element is our CULTURE

We promote an open, collaborative environment. To help guide our collaboration efforts, we have seven guiding principles:

DT Engineering is structured on four
basic elements

The 4th element is our INFRASTRUCTURE

Our customers enjoy direct attention from the DT Engineering owner and team. We provide a simple, unobstructed path of communication to assure our customers are heard by key decision makers. Throughout the project lifecycle, customers have direct contact with DTE’s engineers and company CEO.

DT Engineering is structured on four
basic elements

1933 - George T. Carr founded Lebanon Machine Shop in Lebanon, Missouri. Several years later as World War II approached, Lebanon Machine Shop closed due to a scarcity of materials. Mr. Carr then moved to Detroit, Michigan where he formed a tool and die design company, Detroit Tool Engineering.

1943 - Using Detroit Tool Engineering’s war material priority to source raw material, Mr. Carr moved the company to Lebanon, Missouri in 1943, where he merged it with Lebanon Machine Shop to form Detroit Tool & Engineering. Detroit Tool & Engineering developed into a leading contract designer and manufacturer of high quality special machines, automated assembly systems, tooling and ﬁxtures.

History

1979 - The business continued to prosper through the years, and by 1979, Detroit Tool & Engineering occupied a 100,000 square foot facility. By 1983, Detroit Tool & Engineering sat on 18 acres of land and occupied over 150,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing space.

1992 - The 1990s brought about signiﬁcant changes in Detroit Tool & Engineering. DTE became part of DT Industries when DTI was formed by the Harbor Group in 1992 through a series of acquisitions that began with the initial purchase of the Detroit Tool Group and Peer Division of Teledyne, Inc.

History

1992 - Detroit Tool & Engineering prospered through the DTI ownership with record breaking revenues and a facility which totaled over 200,000 square feet.

2004 - DT Industries sold Detroit Tool & Engineering, along with other divisions to Assembly & Test Worldwide. DTE continued business with its automation systems and tool & die systems but also added the Bodine chassis products to its portfolio through the ATW ownership.

History

2016 - DTE was acquired by industry leading executive Jim Sheldon. Sheldon is no stranger to DTE or the industry. He served as President of DTE from 1998 to 2004, supporting the most prosperous years in DTE history. His passion and advocacy for the industry, the employees, and the community inspired Jim to return to DTE and Lebanon.

The Future - "The future of DT Engineering will be defined by its continued conviction as a privately held, made in the USA company, to bring concepts to life with a similar approach and ingenuity to that of George T. Carr." -Jim Sheldon

History

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”- Leonardo Da Vinci